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The children explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare ways to be generous in rural, urban, and suburban communities.
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Unit: Living In a Community
Unit: Power to the People through Action
Grades:
9
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We define the nonprofit, or third, sector and explain why it is important as an alternative power structure.
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Unit: Rights and Responsibilities
Grades:
6
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8
This lesson emphasizes the importance of voluntary action for the common good based upon student understanding of one's rights and the corresponding responsibility to protect them.
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Unit: Money and the Common Good
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Discuss and debate the issues related to fast fashion, its impact on people and the planet, and how the issue can be addressed to promote responsibility and the common good.
Unit: Cultural Competence
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Expanding on the lesson about critical conversations, participants explore ways to use their voices for good. The book Say Something by Peter Reynolds encourages readers to find their own way to express their voice - through speaking, poetry, song, and other ways.
Unit: Global Education: Why Learn?
Grades:
K
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Through discussion and a game, children identify the value of education to individuals and the community.
Unit: Global Education: Equity
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Youth explore the effects on themselves, the community, and the world if the government failed to provide U.S. children with an education.
Unit: One Person's Trash
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Grades:
6
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In this lesson, we learn about landfills and the global and local management of trash.
Unit: Watershed S.O.S.
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Grades:
6
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The purpose of the lesson is to educate learners about watersheds, ways in which water pollution occurs, and how important proper use of watersheds is to them. After understanding the importance of the watersheds, they will recognize that wise usage of their local watershed is an example...
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Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson raises awareness of water quality and responsible management of water resources around the world. We explore the issue of safe water and the responsibilities of a global citizen to assure all people have safe drinking water.